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I try make "modular" image. This is not only this case, several times check quite similar problem, and looks Imagemagick solve this problem. I use windows, but it is not problem

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Case, image is "modular". As you see this photo:

Photo is "modular". First, I have frame, in this photo I have three frame. It is also possible use 1 frame, 2 frame, 3 frame, 4 frame etc. This frame contain 3 hole- it is "three module frame". It is also one hole frame or two hole frame. (In real life this frames are 140 mm width).

Every hole I can put any module- this photo show quite large set of modules.

How I do this now? Now I use Corel Draw (also this is possible with eg. Inkscape or Illustrator or even powerpoint..). I have all this modules just 1:1 size in Corel Draw. Just this photo is processed with corel draw: select frame -> make 2 copy X140 mm ok. Then I drag all modules to holes "snap to object" (in every hole I have helping-tool-circle). Then, simply, export-jpg or export-png or, export-pdf.

All this "modules" and "frames" I have as png-files, containing also transparency. Files are in same scale, so, I can open it any program I want and then simply build this type images. So: Not need any resize.

Question is: Maybe this work can be automatize?

1, how I can make script "read frame3.png", "read module-speaker-4-.png", "read module-button-8.png" etc etc, and snap it to right position? (Plz notify, all png-file-modules are in scale, not need resize.). Then automatically export file as png or jpg.

2, step 2 is build this using command file. It is:
- Line 1: frame3 frame3 frame3
- Line 2: frame1 frame1 frame1
- And then module list...
So, script read module list using text file.

So, you have PNG files, representing frames and modules. You want to assemble them.

The ImageMagick command could be something like this:

Code: Select all

convert ^
( frame1.png ^
  module1.png ^
  -geometry +20+100 -composite ^
  module2.png ^
  -geometry +20+150 -composite ^
) ^
( frame2.png ^
  module3.png ^
  -geometry +20+100 -composite ^
  module4.png ^
  -geometry +20+150 -composite ^
) ^
( frame3.png ^
  module9.png ^
  -geometry +20+100 -composite ^
) ^
+append ^
out.png

Each "-geometry +X+Y" gives the X,Y coordinate of the module within the frame.

If you want that in the simpler form of jusr frames and modules, then you also need a script to convert that into an ImageMagick command.

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